Glimmer: How Design Can Transform Your Life and Maybe Even The World

By Warren BergerThe Penguin Press; 342 pages; $27.99

Design isn't just about style or aesthetic. It's about changing the world, argues journalist Berger, paying reverential homage to designer Bruce Mau. (Sorry, that's "design visionary,", according to the book cover.) Many other design-world visionaries—"the Glimmerati"—are featured. We should probably note here that Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum is a certified member of the crew.